Legend shocked at potential £40M deal, £112m star tipped sign with Chelsea as £75M attacker on way to Blues?
Victor Osimhen is 5/1 to sign for Chelsea over the course of the January transfer window it has been claimed.
Osimhen is reportedly top of the shopping list.
Osimhen has been heavily linked with a move to the Blues and indeed a multitude of other top clubs across Europe. Chelsea’s Premier League rivals Liverpool, Manchester United and Arsenal have also been tipped to sign the talented Nigerian.
He is regarded as one of the best strikers in the game and despite the fact he has only just agreed a new contract, there has been talk that an offer of £112 million could get a deal done for the man.
Victor Osimhen is reportedly keen on joining Chelsea, according to journalist Dean Jones.
“I think he would be keen on going to Chelsea,” he recently told GiveMeSport. “I do think that there is something in the stories that he might choose Chelsea. I do believe that.
“Will Chelsea go and sign him is the big question. A month ago, there were strong signs that Chelsea would go aggressive again in the market and try to sign a striker. But I think a lot will have to do with how Christopher Nkunku comes into this team now.
“It will depend on what kind of impression he makes from a goalscoring perspective, how he influences the make-up of that frontline and what he can bring out of other players.”
JADON SANCHO TIPPED FOR MOVE –
Jadon Sancho has been backed to complete a shock move to Chelsea in the coming windows.
On the back of his £75 million ($94m) arrival from Bundesliga giants Borussia Dortmund in 2021, the highly-rated wideman has registered just 12 goals through 82 appearances and failed to impress like many had hoped.
It is suggested that the working relationship between the England international winger and his coach Erik Ten Hag has completely broken down at Old Trafford. With there seemingly no way back, a move that suits all parties.
Sancho’s publicly hit back against United boss Erik ten Hag and insisted he had been made a ‘scapegoat’ following criticism for failing to reach the required performance in training.
As Sancho’s former Borussia Dortmund teammates, Jude Bellingham and Erling Haaland collected awards at Ballon D’or ceremony on Monday night, the English forward continues to train away from Man United’s first team.
Sancho has struggled to recreate the exciting from he showed as a promising talent in Germany, here in his homeland but CHELSEA at 6/1 look most likely to take a risk on the 23-year-old.
SUTTON LEFT SHOCKED –
Blues legend Chris Sutton is shocked to see that Conor Gallagher could be leaving Chelsea this January window.
Gallagher had been in the transfer headlines alot this summer as it was believed that CHELSEA would have allowed him to depart the club if the right offer was made.
That has led to constant speculation in the media that West Ham are very keen to try and get a deal done for the midfielder – and even made an offer of £40 million, which was rejected by the Blues as they were seeking closer to £50 million for Gallagher.
He has featured in the opening months of the season for Mauricio Pochettino, but Sutton was stunned that the west Londoners were considering the move, insisting that two decades ago such a switch would be unthinkable and was a damning reflection on Chelsea’s ambition.
He said: “That is remarkable that we are talking about one of Chelsea’s best players moving to Tottenham in January.” Sutton went on to add: “When you think of the last 20 years, it shouldn’t work that way round.
‘Spurs could sell their best player to Chelsea, but when was the last time something like this happened? It’s quite staggering – the Chelsea captain moving to Tottenham.
“Where’s Chelsea’s ambition with this? Where are they hoping to finish? If you’re a Chelsea supporter, if you sell Conor Gallagher to Tottenham, you’re thinking ‘what on earth is going on’ and Todd Boehly is making it up as he goes along.”
The club’s recruitment has been heavily criticised since the American took charge from Roman Abramovich. Incredible sums have been spent, yet the Blues are facing another mid-table season without a trophy.
‘Some of their marquee signings have found themselves on the bench with Gallagher starting ahead of them.